Global Patent Index - EP 4108182 A1

EP 4108182 A1 20221228 - RECONSTRUCTING A 4D SHELL OF A VOLUME OF AN ORGAN USING A 4D ULTRASOUND CATHETER

Title (en)

RECONSTRUCTING A 4D SHELL OF A VOLUME OF AN ORGAN USING A 4D ULTRASOUND CATHETER

Title (de)

REKONSTRUKTION EINER 4D-SCHALE EINES VOLUMENS EINES ORGANS UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES 4D-ULTRASCHALLKATHETERS

Title (fr)

RECONSTRUCTION D'UNE ENVELOPPE 4D D'UN VOLUME D'UN ORGANE UTILISANT UN CATHÉTER À ULTRASONS 4D

Publication

EP 4108182 A1 20221228 (EN)

Application

EP 22180637 A 20220623

Priority

US 202117357231 A 20210624

Abstract (en)

A medical system includes an ultrasound probe and a processor. The ultrasound probe is configured for insertion into an organ of a body and includes (i) a two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound transducer array, and (ii) a sensor configured to output signals indicative of a position and orientation of the 2D ultrasound transducer array inside the organ. The processor is configured to (a) using the signals output by the sensor, register multiple ultrasound image sections, acquired by the 2D ultrasound transducer array, with one another, (b) produce a union of the multiple registered ultrasound image sections, to form a rendering of at least a portion of the organ, and (c) present the rendering to a user.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP IL US)

A61B 8/02 (2013.01 - IL US); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 8/12 (2013.01 - CN EP IL US); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01 - IL US); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01 - CN IL US); A61B 8/463 (2013.01 - IL US); A61B 8/465 (2013.01 - IL US); A61B 8/466 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 8/467 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 8/483 (2013.01 - CN EP); A61B 8/485 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 8/5207 (2013.01 - CN IL US); A61B 8/5238 (2013.01 - IL US); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/54 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 34/10 (2016.02 - CN); A61B 34/20 (2016.02 - CN); G01S 7/52065 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/8925 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/523 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/5261 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/5269 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 8/543 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01 - CN); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02 - CN); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02 - CN); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02 - CN); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02 - CN); G01S 7/52047 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

  • [XAI] US 11039883 B1 20210622 - BOVEJA BIRINDER R [US], et al
  • [XI] US 2008287778 A1 20081120 - LI DUN ALEX [US], et al
  • [X] US 2009076386 A1 20090319 - SIRIVOLU SHARATHCHANDER [US], et al
  • [X] D. L. PACKER ET AL: "New generation of electro-anatomic mapping: full intracardiac ultrasound image integration", EUROPACE, vol. 10, no. Supplement 3, 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01), pages iii35 - iii41, XP055169707, ISSN: 1099-5129, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun231

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4108182 A1 20221228; CN 115517699 A 20221227; IL 293945 A 20230101; JP 2023004948 A 20230117; US 2022409172 A1 20221229

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22180637 A 20220623; CN 202210722960 A 20220624; IL 29394522 A 20220614; JP 2022100921 A 20220623; US 202117357231 A 20210624